Marsh mongoose: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the marsh mongoose lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Atilax paludinosus
Group	Mongooses, civets & genets
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	8 countries
Continents	Africa
Mass	108 g (birth weight)
Class	Mammal
Order	Carnivora
Family	Herpestidae

Where does the marsh mongoose live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the marsh mongoose in 8 countries and territories across Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a marsh mongoose?

Wikidata records the following for the marsh mongoose: mass 108 g (birth weight).

Is the marsh mongoose endangered?

The marsh mongoose’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the marsh mongoose?

The marsh mongoose (Atilax paludinosus) is a mammal in the order Carnivora and the family Herpestidae, genus Atilax. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the marsh mongoose

The marsh mongoose (Atilax paludinosus), also called water mongoose, is a medium-sized mongoose species native to sub-Saharan Africa that inhabits freshwater wetlands. It has been listed as a Least-concern species on the IUCN Red List since 2008.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Marsh mongoose (revision 1368293809), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q855597 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).